Holy Scripture
Psalms 51:8
A church father on this verse
“But where is humility from hyssop? Hear what followeth: "To my hearing Thou shall give exultation and gladness, and bones humbled shall exult" (ver. 8). I will rejoice in hearing Thee, not in speaking against Thee. Thou hast sinned, why defendest thou thyself? Thou wilt speak: suffer thou; hear, yield to divine words,…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
8And the righteous shall see, and fear, And shall laugh at him, and say,
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In context
6Thou hast loved all words of destruction, And a deceitful tongue.
7Therefore may God destroy thee forever, May he pluck thee up and utterly remove thee from thy dwelling, And thy root from the land of the living. Pause.
— Psalms 51:8 —
9Behold the man who made not God his help; But trusted in the abundance of his wealth, And strengthened himself in his vanity.
10But I am as a fruitful olive in the house of God: I have trusted in the mercy of God Forever, even for evermore.